Hi,

I’d like to report an issue where all automatic radio altimeter callouts, including RETARD, are silent. It occurs in both v1.2.7 and v1.2.8.

Environment

• Aircraft: iniBuilds A350-900, V1.2.8 (also reproduced on V1.2.7), installed via iniManager

• Variant: -900 only. I have not tested the -1000.

• Sim: MSFS 2024 SU7.1 / 1.9.21.0

• Livery: Japan Airlines

• Airports where it occurs: RJTT, RJGG, LIRF, EDDF

• Third-party A350 mods: none installed

Issue
When I start the flight on the runway with engines already running and do touch-and-go training at the same airport, none of the automatic radio altimeter callouts are played during the approach. This affects every callout: 2500, 2000, 1000, 500, 400, 300, HUNDRED ABOVE, 200, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, RETARD, 10 and 5.

Works correctly
When I start from the gate in Cold & Dark and fly normally, the callouts work as expected.

Steps to reproduce

1. Start the flight on the runway with engines running).

2. Do not make any FMS input or FUEL & LOAD operation before takeoff.

3. Take off, fly the pattern and approach for a touch-and-go.

4. Observe that no radio altimeter callouts are played on approach.

Troubleshooting done

• Reproduced on both v1.2.7 and v1.2.8.

• Reproduced after restarting the sim.

• Reproduced with all utility/tool add-ons like SayIntentions.AI, TouchdownFX, Universal Announcer disabled.

• Reproduced at four different airports (RJTT, RJGG, LIRF, EDDF), so it does not seem airport-specific.

• Cold & Dark start from the gate: no issue.

Thank you for looking into this!

9 hours ago, Ryusuke Hamabe said:

Hi,

I’d like to report an issue where all automatic radio altimeter callouts, including RETARD, are silent. It occurs in both v1.2.7 and v1.2.8.

Environment

• Aircraft: iniBuilds A350-900, V1.2.8 (also reproduced on V1.2.7), installed via iniManager

• Variant: -900 only. I have not tested the -1000.

• Sim: MSFS 2024 SU7.1 / 1.9.21.0

• Livery: Japan Airlines

• Airports where it occurs: RJTT, RJGG, LIRF, EDDF

• Third-party A350 mods: none installed

Issue
When I start the flight on the runway with engines already running and do touch-and-go training at the same airport, none of the automatic radio altimeter callouts are played during the approach. This affects every callout: 2500, 2000, 1000, 500, 400, 300, HUNDRED ABOVE, 200, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, RETARD, 10 and 5.

Works correctly
When I start from the gate in Cold & Dark and fly normally, the callouts work as expected.

Steps to reproduce

1. Start the flight on the runway with engines running).

2. Do not make any FMS input or FUEL & LOAD operation before takeoff.

3. Take off, fly the pattern and approach for a touch-and-go.

4. Observe that no radio altimeter callouts are played on approach.

Troubleshooting done

• Reproduced on both v1.2.7 and v1.2.8.

• Reproduced after restarting the sim.

• Reproduced with all utility/tool add-ons like SayIntentions.AI, TouchdownFX, Universal Announcer disabled.

• Reproduced at four different airports (RJTT, RJGG, LIRF, EDDF), so it does not seem airport-specific.

• Cold & Dark start from the gate: no issue.

Thank you for looking into this!

Thanks for your report. I am unable to test this myself, as I am out of the office this week. I will forward this to the team for further review.

Appreciate your patience!

I can confirm. In general though, the aircraft ranges from "strange" to "unflyably broken" when starting from something else than cold & dark. Spawning in the air is just chaos, as anyone who has tried it will attest to. This is a sim-wide thing though, I'm pretty sure. Doing the landing challenges always felt silly when all the different aircraft basically have to boot up when you spawn.

21 hours ago, Gungnir said:

I can confirm. In general though, the aircraft ranges from "strange" to "unflyably broken" when starting from something else than cold & dark. Spawning in the air is just chaos, as anyone who has tried it will attest to. This is a sim-wide thing though, I'm pretty sure. Doing the landing challenges always felt silly when all the different aircraft basically have to boot up when you spawn.

Agreed. Wondering if this is a core sim issue. Nonetheless, I will have the team take a look.

In the meantime, I would suggest loading in cold and dark, then using the panel states in the EFB to set the aircraft to your desired liking.

Thanks!